Game



Feh 23 1926.

T. R. GROVE GAME Filed Dec. \22\{, 1924 [NVE/vra@ Patented l? Z3, 1925.

unirse sraras TRACY R. GROVE, or PORTLAND, OREGON.

GAME.

Application filed December 22, 1924. Serial No. 757,412.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it hereby known that l, TRACY R.

GROVE, a citizen of the United States, and

a resident of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of vOregon,have in'- vented a new and useful Game, of which the following is aspecification.. y

This invention relates generally to the toymaliing art, and particularlyto that class of games in which ballsV are driven about a plane surfaceunder the direction of a cue.

The main object of this invention is to produce a game which willprovide an endless source of amusement and at the same time develop theskill of the player in proportion to the length of time it is played.

The second object is to providev a game which can be played by twopeople, or can be played progressively.

These, and other objects, will become more apparent from thespecification following as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a plan of the game and Fig- 25ure 2 is a longitudinalsection taken along the line 2 2 in Figure 1.

Similar numbers of reference refer to the same parts throughout theviews.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the

10, preferably of veneered board, and covered with a felt 11 resemblingthat used on `billiard tables. Around the base is placed a raisedmoulding 12, the inner side of which is lined with strips of rubber'13or other resilient material. Secured on the base 1() over the cloth 11is a plurality of fences 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D, 14E and MF which areprovided with rounded ends 15 and have the upper portion of their sidessurrounded by rubber bands 16. A starting spot 17 is marked in :front ofthe fence 14D. Values ranging from live to twenty by fives are plainlymarked with the characters 18, 18^, 18B, 18C and 18D. Y A small ball 19,which may be taken as representing a rabbit, is of a size just capableof entering into the gateways 2O or pass-- ing through the openings 21.A large ball 22, representing a dog, and of a size too large to passthrough the gateways 20 or openings 21, is also employed, as is a cue 23ol any7 convenient form.

The operation of the game is as follows:

' govern the game game itself consists of a fiat base member rl`herabbit 19 is placed in the enclosure marked` with the character 5 which-is indicated on the drawing at the same end of the game as is thecharacter 10. The ball 19 may be placedin any of the three gateways 2Oand shot through same by means of the cue 23, the object being to getinto one of the other compartments as soon as possible without exposingthe ball 19 tothe play of the ball 22. The ball 22 is now placed on thestarting spot 17, and the opposing player, by means of the cue 23,attempts, by a banking shot as illustrated, for example, bv

means of the line 211, to touch the ball 19. Y u

lf the ball 22 strikes the ball 19 afterv striking a cushion either onthe moulding, or the fences, or both, the ball 19 is out of play and thetwo players exchange sides and the game is started over. If', however,the ball 19 succeeds in getting into any of the4 enclosures it iscredited with the amount marked thereon and the play proceedsalternately until the ball22 finally touches the ball19.

Following arel the outstanding rules which A player cannot score twicein the same enclosure without first having scored in one of the otherenclosures. The large ball is placed in the circle in front of the endblock on the opposite end of the board by player number two, his objectbeing to strike the small ball by a cushion shot. (A direct shot doesnot count.) lf he should shoot it into one of the other enclosures, itis safe, and he adds the number of such enclosure to his score. If it isshot through the opening between the side block and the side cushion, orbetween the end blocks and the end cushions, it is safe.

As soon as player number two succeeds in hitting the small ball he takesit and the game proceeds as before, player number two playing the smallball first, and player number one trying to hit him with a cushion shot.Then they change again, the player winning who first gets a score ofexactly fifty-live. If player number one scores fifty-five first, playernumber two gets another chance with the small ball, his object being totie the score. If he succeeds in doing this the game goe-s on until thetie is broken, the player getting the higher score winning.

lf the small ball enters an enclosure and rolls out without stopping, itdoes not score. i

If the small ball hits the large ball, it loses, the same as if it hadbeen hit by a large ball.

A ball is safe in an enclosure When a straight-edge placed across thecorner doesI not touch it.

lf the small ball is blocked in enclosure number ten, or in enclosurenumber twenty, it retains its score but goes to the shooter of the largeball.

If `the large ball jumps into an enclosure, Vor either ball jumps offthe table, it is called no shot and the player has another try from thesame position.

It will be understood that the exact c0nstruction of this board need notbe followed. rlhe balls 19 and 22 may be of any convenient material' aslong as they are` limited in size, as suggested. rlhe fences lalso Vmayvary from a Wooden block covered with rubber, to la solid rubber block,or any variation thereof, Without departing from the spirit of thisinvention. rllhe side Walls -of the Amoulding may also be inclinedslightly after the fashion of a pool table zin order to insure againstthe ball jump ing over `the side, as is commonly understood.

It Will also be understood that in some instances Where vit is notdesirable to employ4 a cue that a ring may be substituted for the ballsand driven in the same manner in which carroni rings are played.

I am aware that many forms of games have been constructed in the past inwhich balls are driven over a plane surface. I therefore do not claimsuch devices broadly, but I do intend to cover all such modifications asfall fairly Within the appended claim.

I claim:

A game board having, in combination, a flat rectangular base having aWall formed about vthe perimeter thereof, said Wall having a resilientinner face, With a plurality `of fences mounted on said base Within saidlWall, some of Which fences forming narrovr gated enclosures'inthe'corner of said board, others forming a narrou7 gated enclosure inthe center of said board, others. forming side barriers vbetween thecorner enclosures' Tenor n. cnovn.

